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(Zafiri and Haran)

"Gone, but not forgotten," Haran affirmed, raising his glass.? "Prost."

"Ovacii," Zafiri said in the language of the Torquan, and raised her glass to join the others.

Being from the culture they were from, the meal was lavish.? Americana meal, and America-sized proportions.? It's likely that the ham was made from vat-grown pork, and the smoking was done via an industrial process that took less than an hour, the green beans were from a vertical farm, and the mashed potatoes came from a box (behold the wonders of modern food tech), but it didn't matter.? Where it had been a struggling town on the edge in post-Collapse America, Troy was a land of wonder and plenty to the eyes of people from this world.

The big question on the minds of the town leadership (and Zafiri had been privy to):? Could they keep it up?

"My daughter has told me what she could, of how this place came to be," Haran said.? "I am concerned that it is separated from its original home.? Troy is alone in this place.? What does the future hold, I wonder?"

"I know some of the plans, having been to many of their meetings," Zafiri commented.? "Mayor Reeves is going to call a Town Hall Meeting, and he's going to hold it at the Memorial Stadium.? He wants the entire town involved."

"What does he hope to do?" he wondered.

"That is where I'm a little lost," the Torquani confessed.? "He is of the opinion that a mayor and town council are inadequate to the task handed to them, and he wishes to elect an emergency committee.? This committee will be the de facto government.? That part I understand.

"Beyond that, I don't know. It gets complicated.? He spoke of wanting the committee to draft something called a Constitution, which would be ratified at another meeting called a Constitutional Convention.? After that, they'd follow this Constitution's rules on approving new leadership.? At least I think that's what he wants to do.

"Am I getting this right?? And it gets approved by people voting on it?? It sounds incredible."

“Good enough,” Jan agreed. “As good as any I suppose, as far as governments go.? Our population is tiny compared to the colonies.? Um...the original population when the formation of that framework was used before. Interesting they’d be moving so quickly in that regard. Such a move may be intended as a defensive measure. A militia is fine in a small setting. From what you have explained to us a sophisticated military may be needed. A strong government's first order of business is to name it’s representatives to each branch of service. Someone will have to be named supreme General of a new military complex. He would report directly to the um...a continental congress. Likely this General would report to a commission of senators who would write policy and present it before the entire Congress.? Such measures work well in peace time.”